Bayt Al-Hikma ( House Of Wisdom) Dandaji Village, Niger Republic. A re-interpretation of Hausa Traditional Architecture. This project transform a derelict mosque into library that shares its site with a new mosque for the village of Dandaji. The project introduces...

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Your bigoted perspective, rooted in ignorance, is appalling but not surprising. The Arewa have 2 of the top 6 Forbes-recognised US dollar billionaires: Aliko Dangote($26.1B) and Abdul Samad Rabiu($8.7B) The East has none. Aliko alone is worth more than the next 5 Nigerian

Beware of 'reconstituted' or 'refurbished' steel rebar in the market. I didn't know they exist until afew months back. They are smelting 'scrap/off-cuts' and making new steel rebar from that. Insist on manufacturer's test certificate so that liability is with the supplier!

Before Halal Becomes Haram The Tinubu administration signed a partnership agreement with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on how Nigeria can benefit from the global halal economy valued at above 7 trillion dollars. Since that news broke, some persons have written to express their

Could you share your honest and objective thoughts on this? Cc Abba Kabir Yusuf

Some interesting brick façades from around the world

I was delighted to contribute to the book titled “Civil Society in Africa” by writing a chapter on civil society in Nigeria, edited by filiz cicioğlu and Rumeysa Dursun. magaza.kadimyayinlari.com/kitap/afrikada…

A school should basically be designed like this.

Dear Abba Kabir Yusuf I just don't understand why it is very difficult for government in KANO to end this nonsense called AWAN IGIYA. Imagine a plot size of 25ft by 20ft what can one actually build on it. Numerous studies have indicated that 95% of the security challenges in Kano are

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Welcome to a new month, may our February be better than January!!!

We must rekindle our love for our indigenous architecture and let it inspire the way we build today. Our cities should not feel like fake imitations of foreign skylines. When a visitor walks our streets, they should feel it deep in their soul; this is Africa. Not just another

Meanwhile, this was my MSc final year project done with REVIT. Architecture can be stressful, but exciting and interesting as well. The design, modelling and visualisation almost took lives including that of my then PC. The comment by the external juror (a Prof) made all the

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Hausa architecture is truly top notch. Pure beauty and culture in every design 🔥